January 29, 2021 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, January 27, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor who challenged Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, won U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approval on Wednesday, 21-3, to head the U.S. Transportation Department....
January 19, 2021 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 18, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of former New York City Transportation Commissioner...
January 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Five commuter rail agencies will receive a total of $40.26 million in grants for highway/rail grade crossing improvements from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad...
January 14, 2021 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 13, 2021) NEW YORK — Following Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s resignation, effective Jan. 11, Steven G. Bradbury is Acting Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the Department’s established order of succession. Full...
January 12, 2021 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, January 11, 2021) CHICAGO — Local road budgets are busted. Metra trains are empty and O’Hare International Airport is far below capacity. Pothole season is looming — and we’re still in the grip of a pandemic. Can Mayor Pete and...
November 2, 2020 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, November 2, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is expanding a loan program aimed at providing long-term, low-cost loans to short line and regional railroads. Full story: Freight Waves
October 29, 2020 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, October 28, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced an investment of more than $291 million in grants for 11 intercity passenger rail projects in nine states...
October 29, 2020 | DOT, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, October 28, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $291 million to 11 intercity passenger rail projects in nine states as part of the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program....
October 27, 2020 | DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Stamford Advocate, October 26, 2020) STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut has been awarded more than $144 million in federal funding to support the replacement of the Walk Bridge in Norwalk and Connecticut River Bridge connecting Old Lyme and Old Saybrook, Gov. Ned...
October 6, 2020 | AFL-CIO, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Rolling Stone, October 3, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a little-noticed ruling on Friday evening, the Trump administration rejected a petition by a coalition of labor unions that had asked the federal government to require passengers to wear masks on...
